ELA+3+Lesson+15

Topic : Learning Lessons-facing chall enges-__The Extra Good Sunday__

Common Core Standards RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions ot demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text W.3.1b Provide reasons that support the opinion W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will read story fluently and verbally discuss main idea. 2. Students will form and prove opinion as to why the story is called "The Extra Good Sunday" 3. Students will research different recipes to discuss with the class. 4. Students will describe characters and explain the characters influence in the story.

Suggested Additional Readings [|about the author] [|kids recipes]

Resource Links

To do a character/author study __[]__

Activities 1. Students will find a recipe online utilizing www.allrecipes.com to share with the class. 2. Students will complete attached worksheet citing information from the story. Projectable 15.5a 3. Students will use attached worksheets to describe characters in the story 4. Students will cite examples from the story to prove why the chapter/story was called __The Extra Good Sunday__.

Assessments practice wb pg 204 comprehension test (understanding characters) 15.6-15.7

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